Starting my engine build

[Mrturner1]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

I think you need to just stick with your original plan and see it thru, make sure its running correctly then see if your happy with the results. Just think what you would feel like if you bought the short block and something went wrong like valve interference and you damaged, valves push rods and pistons...

On my heads i ran into the same problem, my craftsman socket would not fit in the recessed machined area, i had a different socket that i inherited from my dad that had a thinner wall and it worked great.

I'm leaning towards this as well. I think my bottom end is pretty solid and I know for a fact it's pretty fresh as it turns out PO was telling the truth when I bought it. Engine build #2 will be a nasty 383 though.

However I think Grumps is right about getting cleaned up. I don't think I'm gonna pull the whole motor, but I'm here now, why not pull the pan and do it right. I'd like to use my shiney new chrome timing cover anyway haha I know I know, this guy and his shiney parts, it's the kid in me that used to be amazed at car shows when I saw nice engine bays

[GASoline71]

Originally Posted by Mrturner1

Any idea what's done to them? I almost don't wanna know haha with my luck they've been worked over to make 500 hp lol

If there was any work done on them. It wasn't very good. But nothing that would have made any difference. Looks like the intake valves have had a little "unshrouding" done to them. But that's about it.

Originally Posted by Mrturner1

I'm leaning towards this as well. I think my bottom end is pretty solid and I know for a fact it's pretty fresh as it turns out PO was telling the truth when I bought it. Engine build #2 will be a nasty 383 though.

However I think Grumps is right about getting cleaned up. I don't think I'm gonna pull the whole motor, but I'm here now, why not pull the pan and do it right. I'd like to use my shiney new chrome timing cover anyway haha I know I know, this guy and his shiney parts, it's the kid in me that used to be amazed at car shows when I saw nice engine bays

Funny thing is... I have agreed with GOM since the get go. I've just not posted as much.

It does seem to me that you're replacing parts with parts that are almost the exact same parts as the parts you pulled. Say that again 10 times fast!

However... ya gotta learn sometime. If this is your learning curve than so be it. It's you engine in your truck. I would have gone about it completely different. But, again... I ain't you.

The thread is a long one from all the self bumps from the OP. Which can seem excessive. But, he is getting the attention to the thread he does need to get the job done. I am just too damn lazy to continuously bump my own threads. More power to ya.

Gary